Browsing Articles: Department of Physical Sciences by Title
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Anti-Bacterialactivities And Phytochemical Screening Of Extracts Of Different Parts Of Thalictrum Rhynchocarpum
(2013)Parts of the plant Thalictrum rhyncocarpum are used in herbal medicine in Kenya to treat various infections. The aim of this study was to evaluate in-vitro anti-bacteria activities and phytochemical profiles of solvent ... -
Beneficiation of Iron in Thermal-Reduced Ilmenite by Magnetic Separation
(2013)ncreasing demands for Iron in countries development, and lack of conventional reducing agents has resulted into sourcing of alternative ways of beneficiating the iron ore. This paper reports on the study that was done ... -
Biocementation Influence on Flexural Strength and Chloride Ingress by Lysinibacillus sphaericus and Bacillus megaterium in Mortar Structures
(Hindawi, 2020-05)The concrete/mortar durability performance depends mainly on the environmental conditions, the microstructures, and its chemistry. Cement structures are subject to deterioration by the ingress of aggressive media. This ... -
Bioremediation of mortar made from Ordinary Portland Cement degraded by Thiobacillus thioparus using Bacillus flexus
(Heliyon, 2021-06)Cement is widely used as a construction material in the construction industry. However, there are challenges affecting its durability efficacy. Cement mortar/concrete is subject to degradation by aggressive ions such ... -
Carbon storage in the seagrass meadows of Gazi Bay, Kenya
(2017-05-10)Vegetated marine habitats are globally important carbon sinks, making a significant contribution towards mitigating climate change, and they provide a wide range of other ecosystem services. However, large gaps in knowledge ... -
Cementing material from rice husk-broken bricks-spent bleaching earth-dried calcium carbide residue
(2012)A cementious material, coded CSBR (Carbide residue Spent bleaching earth Broken bricks and Rice husks), was made from dried calcium carbide residue (DCCR) and an incinerated mix of rice husks (RH), broken bricks (BB) and ... -
Characterization of cerium doped yttrium gadolinium aluminate garnet (Y-Gd)3Al5O12:Ce3+ phosphor thin films fabricated by pulsed laser deposition
(2015)Thin films of cerium doped yttrium gadolinium aluminate garnet (Y-Gd)3Al5O12:Ce3+ (YGAG:Ce) were grown on Si(100) substrates by a pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique using a 266 nm Nd:YAG pulsed laser under varying ... -
Characterization of composite material from the copolymerized polyphenolic matrix with treated cassava peels starch
(Heliyon, 2020-07)Conventional binders in the particleboards formulation involve use of formaldehyde resins. Epidemiologic studies show that formaldehyde is carcinogenic. Efforts to reduce formaldehyde emissions by use of scavengers has ... -
Characterization of Local Nano-Heat Transfer Fluids for Solar Thermal Collection
(Hindawi, 2020-08)Performance of organic oils in solar thermal collection is limited due to their low thermal conductivity when they are compared to molten salt solutions. Extraction of organic oils from plants can be locally achieved. 'e ... -
Characterization of Prototype Formulated Particleboards from Agroindustrial Lignocellulose Biomass Bonded with Chemically Modified Cassava Peel Starch
(Hindawi, 2019)Conventional methods of making particleboards utilize wood chips. +is has resulted in a decrease in the tree cover due to the increase in wood demand. +e effect has been climatic change. Wood is bound using phenol ... -
Chemical composition and mosquito repellency of essential oil of Conyza newii propagated in different geographical locations of Kenya
(John Wiley & Sons, 2014)Previously, essential oil of Conyza newii (Asterale: Asteracea, Oliv. & Hiern) growing in the northern part of West Pokot (35◦E, 1◦N) of Kenya was shown to be highly repellent [RD50 =8.9×10−5 mg/cm2, 95% confidence interval ... -
Combustion synthesis, characterization and luminescence properties of barium aluminate phosphor
(Elsevier, 2014-09)The blue-green emitting Eu2+ and Nd3+ doped polycrystalline barium aluminate (BaAl2O4:Eu2+,Nd3+) phosphor, was prepared by a solution-combustion method at 500 °C without a post-annealing process. The characteristic variation ... -
Concentration of Laterites Using Biomass
(Kenya Industrial Property Institute, 2015-06-11)A method of concentrating iron in laterites to make the iron extraction process economical is disclosed. Concentration using biomass yields higher levels of iron by using appropriate ratio of biomass: laterites. The ... -
Copper extraction by wet chemical method
(Elsevier, 2018-07)In many countries large deposits of copper with no locally established copper based industries occur because known methods for extraction are prohibitively expensive and unaffordable. This study reports on an affordable and ... -
Copper extraction by wet chemical method
(Elsevier, 2018-07)In many countries large deposits of copper with no locally established copper based industries occur because known methods for extraction are prohibitively expensive and unaffordable. This study reports on an affordable and ... -
Crop residues used as lignocellulose materials for particleboards formulation
(Heliyon, 2020-09)Efforts to reduce pressure on use of wood in particleboard formulation have included the use of non-wood materials such as crop residues. Physical and mechanical properties are determined by the number of the hydroxyl (-OH) ... -
Determination of Potassium Levels in Intensive Subsistence Agricultural Soils in Nyamira County, Kenya
(2013)Assessment of potassium levels in agricultural soils of Nyamira County, Kenya was necessitated by the observed progressive drops in maize acreage yields over the years despite use of phosphorus and nitrogenous fertilizers. ... -
Diffusivity of Chloride Ion in Mortar Cubes Made Using Ordinary Portland and Portland Pozzolana Cements
(2014)Cement is subject to degradation by aggressive media. This study investigated chloride diffusivity in mortar made from Kenyan cements which included three brands of Ordinary Portland Cements (OPC) and three brands of ... -
Diffusivity of Sulphate Ion in Selected Ordinary Portland and Portland Pozzolana Cements Mortar
(Kenya Chemical Society, 2014)Cement is subject to degradation by aggressive media. This study investigated sulphate diffusivity in mortar made from selected Kenyan cements which included three brands of Ordinary Portland Cements (OPC) and three ... -
Effect of Bacillus cohnii on Some Physicomechanical and Microstructural Properties of Ordinary Portland Cement
(Hindawi, 2020-09)Cement-made materials face durability and sustainability challenges. (is is majorly caused by the presence of cracks. Cracking affects the mechanical strength of cement-based materials. Microbiologically induced calcite ...
